Why
should I open for Replika for my
printing job?
Replika’s
USP is PQT – Competitive
Price, excellent Quality
and complete Transparency
in dealing with customers.
Replika has an unparalleled
track record of adherence
to highest business ethics.
What type of services Replika can
offer?
Replika
provides complete one-step
services from typesetting
to pre-press, printing,
binding and door delivery
to your warehouse.
How
can I send my job to Replika?
You
may send your digital files
in any storage media or
you can even transfer the
data through our FTP server.
We
accept a wide range of media
including CD, 3.5 disc,
Sy Quesks, JAZ disk, 3.5
M.O.
How
can I be assured of your typesetting
quality?
Replika
offers a unique free typesetting
trial of 24 pages delivered
to your electronically free
of charge.
Does
Replika provide typesetting facility
for mathematical and technical books?
Mathematical
and technical typesetting
is Replika’s strong
plus point. We draw complex
line illustrations with
precision. We provide highly
skilled copy-editing and
designing services.
What
are the proofreading options available
to me?
For
the most demanding jobs,
exact colour matching needs
be done. Though expensive,
we recommend a press proof.
It is an accurate predictor
of colour.
Replika uses HP-2500 CP
inkjet printer and an Epson
3000 inkjet printer for
proofing. Both are colour
calibrated and fully postscript
compatible. Replika has
made a special arrangement
to check all required elements
in the files you submit.
We prefer a PDF file with
suggested changes if any
and e-mail to you for your
approval. You can open it
at your and e-mail ink the
help of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
How quickly can
Replika send cost-estimate?
You may
e-mail your job requirements
at sanandan@replikapress.com
and we’ll provide
you a customized cost estimate
within a week.
How long will
it take Replika to complete my job?
Usually
it takes three to four weeks
after examination of the
matter.
What is your
turnaround time?
Turnaround
time depends on the job.
For leaflets and fliers,
your order is usually put
on the courier/air-freight
in 2–3 working days
from receiving your approval.
For jobs with lamination
and other such operations
and books, it takes an extra
1–2 working days depending
on the operations involved.
Replika
has a strong Quality Control
(QC) team to monitor the
job from day one. Every
job undergoes hundred percent
Q.C test at various levels
at least twice before being
delivered to you.
Does Replika
undertake jobs in languages other
than English?
Yes,
We undertake jobs in all
international languages.
What is the special
feature of Replika’s Pre-press
operations?
We
provide fully imposed films
with cut marks band colour
hand for quick and perfect
registration from the Cero-citex
imagesetter.
How does Replika
meet my varied requirements?
Replika’s
latest fleet of four-colour
Heidelberg sheet-fed offset
machines provide single-to-four-colour
books by skilled and experienced
work force. Replika stocks
the best quality of consumables.
Does Replika
attach equal importance to finishing?
At
Replika due care is taken
at binding level. Replika
has the largest automated
finishing machines for folding,
sewing, and cutting, cover
pasting and trimming to
give book a perfect shape.
What are options
available for shipping the job?
You can have the job delivered
by either air-courier (FedEx/DHL)
or airfreight. When the
job is delivered at your
door, it costs higher than
airfreight.
Am I supposed
to collect the job at the international
airport?
Yes
job is delivered at your nearest
international airport. Cost
is lower than air-carrier
and delivering time is about
6-7 days from dispatch.
Other notable
facts
The
Facility
We
have 66,000 square feet
covered area with additional
33,000 square feet nearly
constructed.
Distance
to nearest airport
:
60
km (Indira Gandhi Airport,
New Delhi)
Distance
to nearest seaport
:
1600
km (Mumbai port)
Number of
employees
:
Nearly
300
Annual Sales
breakup
:
April
01 – Mar 02 :
743858 books
April
02 – Mar 03 :
1188532 books
April
03 – Mar 04 :
2102030 books
MH Singapore’s
experience
:
We
printed mono and two
colourbooks to their
satisfaction.
Can MH provide
its own paper?
:
No.
since Replika is export
oriented unit it can’t
procure paper from outside.
Communications
capability
:
FTP
site, dedicated Leased
line 1 MBPS.
Office or
salesman in USA
:
Yes
Quality
control procedure
:
1.
GATF
printing guidelines.
2.
Density
is checked at
each level of
processing,
plate making
and printing.
3.
Machines
are provided
with Spetro
densitometer,
supervisors
do check on
machine print
quality.
4.
Stock
of books are
checked prior
to dispatch.
Code of
business ethics
:
We
don’t share business
dealings of one customer
with another.
Is plant
air conditioned?
:
Prepress,
4 color printing machines
are air conditioned
and conditioned and
rest is air cool.
Estimated
transport time (including
customs clearing) for
a full container
Columbus, Ohio
:
29
days
Desoto,
TX (Not a port,
nearest port Dallas
or Houston –
36 days)
Mexico City
:
45
days
Bogota Columbia
:
70
days
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
:
55
days
Madrid, Spain
:
26
days
Sydney, Australia
:
30
days
Hong Kong
:
16
days
Singapore
:
9
days
Mumbai, India
:
4 days
Toronto, Canada
:
24
days
Maidenhead, UK (Nearest
port Tilbury or
Fleixstone –
18 days)